Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold mostly steady instances 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lb were mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.02/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$146.02

184 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$45.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.93

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	149.57	735	123
Medium and Large 1-2	470	148.88	700	11thin
Medium and Large 2	473	138.76	656	47
Medium and Large 3	545	104.00	567	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.57/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale184 hd

146.02

—

AR average9 barns · 1,828 hd

152.95

−6.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,580	97.18	1,535	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	83.32	1,169	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	79.28	907	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	69.40	690	25

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,068	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,043	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$800	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$767	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	847	$750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$946	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$889	5

Every lot, as filed

117 lots · USDA AMS · Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.65/cwt	142.50–154.00	776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	631	133.16/cwt	128.00–134.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	128.95/cwt	125.00–133.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	135.46/cwt	125.00–145.00	757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	165.92/cwt	150.00–177.50	866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	166.01/cwt	150.00–182.50	784	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.04/cwt	135.00–160.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	170.53/cwt	150.00–197.50	728	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	142.75/cwt	140.00–149.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	160.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.77/cwt	167.00–190.00	667	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	176.45/cwt	167.50–185.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	158.58/cwt	157.00–162.50	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	138.15/cwt	131.00–142.00	915	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,108.33/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,108	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	74.46/cwt	69.00–79.00	685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	77.08/cwt	76.00–78.00	859	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,067.59/head	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,068	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	766.97/head	735.00–785.00	767	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	800.18/head	760.00–850.00	800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,043.41/head	900.00–1,135.00	1,043	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	719	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	968.75/head	950.00–975.00	969	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	954	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	666	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	75.55/cwt	70.00–84.00	715	3
Bulls	—	—	1,428	92.26/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,317	6
Bulls	—	—	2,035	111.92/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,278	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	83.32/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,169	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	67.28/cwt	63.00–71.00	645	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	74.12/cwt	71.00–77.00	784	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	351	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	72.30/cwt	71.00–74.00	718	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	80.33/cwt	74.00–88.00	937	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	313	164.15/cwt	140.00–180.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	153.19/cwt	150.00–166.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	204.81/cwt	197.50–215.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	147.67/cwt	145.00–156.00	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	180.70/cwt	170.00–187.50	864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	153.75/cwt	153.00–157.50	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	186.47/cwt	176.00–197.50	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	190.62/cwt	175.00–205.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	134.65/cwt	125.00–145.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	144.54/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	197.04/cwt	170.00–222.50	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	173.07/cwt	165.00–180.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.76/cwt	150.00–167.50	595	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	139.52/cwt	130.00–153.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	139.60/cwt	135.00–144.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	131.87/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	131.29/cwt	125.00–133.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	137.98/cwt	130.00–145.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.95/cwt	140.00–165.00	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	142.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	138.35/cwt	130.00–142.50	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	149.12/cwt	145.00–152.50	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	159.12/cwt	150.00–173.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	137.91/cwt	131.00–146.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	172.09/cwt	152.50–182.50	472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	145.61/cwt	145.00–147.50	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	342	162.69/cwt	160.00–168.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	283	163.58/cwt	155.00–172.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.20/cwt	149.00–160.00	732	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	595	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	747	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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